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# But she who is a real widow, who is left all alone
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"But one who is truly a widow, who has no family"
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# has set her hope in God
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The widow confidently expected that God would do what he promised to do. Alternate translation: "confidently expects that God will do what he promised to do" or "fully trusts in God"
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# continues in making petitions and offering prayers
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"continues to make requests and prayers"
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# making petitions and offering prayers
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These two phrases mean basically the same thing. Paul uses them together to emphasize how much these widows pray. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-doublet]])
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# night and day
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The words "night" and "day" are used together to mean "at all times." Alternate translation: "all the time" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-merism]])
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